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St. Johns's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Johns took in $10.3 million and spent $12.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fines and other25%State tax money8.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.4%

What stands out

18%

of St. Johns' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes66%

Other taxes
26%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$934 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$268 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
22%$2.3 million
Sales tax
18%$1.9 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$145 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$143 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money8.0%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
8.0%$826 thousand

Fines and other25%

Fines
18%$1.8 million
Interest, rents and other
7.2%$740 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Social services1.2%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

34%

of St. Johns' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$434 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$150 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Parking$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$565 thousand
Social services
1.2%$143 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$143 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$102 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Johns. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of St. Johns itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.